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 Learn More About This Tool: Components Related Titles: Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile (CSBS DP) CSBS DP Infant–Toddler Checklist and Easy-Score Software Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Transactional Developmental Perspective Teaching Children with Autism |
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Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales™ (CSBS) By Amy M. Wetherby, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, & Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
However, CSBS™ — used during natural play routines and other adult-child interactions — is different from other language assessment instruments. Its 22 5-point rating scales survey children's language skills as well as their symbolic development, which is demonstrated in the children's gestures, facial expressions, and play behaviors. Most important, CSBS™ is backed by technical data, it's curriculum compatible, and it comes packaged with everything professionals need to conduct and score an assessment. Conducting an Assessment CSBS™ can be used with infants and toddlers whose functional communication age is between 6 and 24 months and with children up to 72 months who exhibit atypical development. It should be administered by a speech-language pathologist, early interventionist, psychologist, or other professional trained to assess developmentally young children. The assessment takes about 50-75 minutes to administer. First, parents or caregivers complete the Caregiver Questionnaire, a qualitative tool that provides background information and a baseline against which to evaluate a child's performance. The early childhood professional then takes a direct sampling of the child's communicative behaviors in Ideally, the professional videotapes the assessment to keep the situation as natural as possible (no need for note-taking while the child plays) and to ensure accurate analysis and scoring. A sampling videotape included with the kit guides you through all of the structured play activities by providing footage of assessments with a range of typically developing children. Detailed guidelines in the Examiner's Manual help you record, interpret, and quantify children's actions and speech — that's when you move to the scoring part of the assessment. Identifying Scale Scores CSBS's 22 5-point rating scales survey various domains (18 communicative, 4 symbolic). Data from the Caregiver Questionnaire and play observations (the Behavior Sample) are tallied on a Record Form that identifies the 22 communication and symbolic rating scales. The 22 rating scales are organized into seven groups called clusters:
In all, the scoring procedure yields
The entire scoring process takes about 60-75 minutes to complete. As with the assessment process, a scoring videotape included in the CSBS™ complete kit models procedures for scoring the scales and includes examples from other sample asessments. The CSBS Scoring Tutorial The CSBS Scoring Tutorial offers a step-by-step approach to scoring procedures and decisions. The tutorial provides an opportunity to score selected segments of the CSBS as well as complete samples of one typically developing child. Viewing and scoring segments and samples on the videotapes allows professionals to compare their scores with Wetherby and Prizant's scores to shed light on the authors' decision-making process. The Scoring Tutorial consists of a manual, a manual supplement, and four videotapes. Using the Scores Early intervention professionals use the resulting scores to identify the degree of individual children's communication impairments and to plan IFSPs. In addition, each child's initial scores can act as a baseline; by using the scores in conjunction with the normative data on typical and atypical groups, professionals can create individual profiles that will aid in comparing and monitoring children's progress in vocal and symbolic communication. CSBS™ is compatible with most developmental curricula in use today, and the Examiner's Manual provides a strong link to established curricula.
Ordering Information The Complete CSBS™ Kit The complete CSBS kit includes:
The CSBS™ Kit without Toy Kit The CSBS™ Toy Kit CSBS™ Examiner's Manual CSBS™ Record Forms and Caregiver Questionnaire Forms (25 of each) CSBS™ Sampling Video CSBS™ Scoring Video CSBS™ Scoring Tutorial CSBS™ Scoring Tutorial Complete Kit The complete CSBS™ Scoring Tutorial kit includes:
CSBS™ Scoring Tutorial Manual CSBS™ Scoring Tutorial Manual Supplement
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CSBS™ is a norm-referenced, standardized instrument used to assess infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at risk for communication delays and impairments.
structured and unstructured play situations in the child's natural environment. The easily recognizable toys, books, and other play materials (all included in the CSBS™ Toy Kit) and the presence of parents put children at ease and bring out their "best" communicative abilities. The Outline Cards provide step-by-step procedures for the assessments.
